System and method to modify avatar characteristics based on inferred conditions
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1. A system comprising:
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a collection engine configured to collect one or more inputs;
at least one rule set defined by a user regarding characteristics of the user in a virtual universe;
an emotion engine configured to accept the one or more inputs and operate on the at least one rule set by comparing the one or more inputs to the at least one rule set, the emotion engine configured to modify at least one characteristic of a user'"'"'s mood when the comparing produces a match; and
a feedback engine configured to provide feedback to the user based on the comparing, wherein the feedback is separate from the modified at least one characteristic,wherein the feedback includes a prompt for a subsequent action to occur based on a user'"'"'s determined mood as determined by the emotion engine, the subsequent action being configured to alter the user'"'"'s determined mood to be different than that modified by the emotion engine,wherein the collection engine, the emotion engine, and the feedback engine operate using the processor,wherein the prompt is provided from a policy table which determines an amount and type of the feedback,wherein the one or more inputs are aggregated from a plurality of users to determine an aggregate mood for the plurality of users, andwherein the determined aggregate mood of the plurality of users is reflected in characteristics of a building associated with the plurality of users.
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Abstract
A system and method to modify avatar characteristics and, in particular, to modify avatar characteristics based on inferred conditions. The system comprises a collection engine configured to collect one or more inputs and at least one rule set. The system also comprises an emotion engine configured to accept the one or more inputs and operate on the at least one rule set by comparing the one or more inputs to the at least one rule set, the emotion engine configured to modify at least one characteristic of a user participating in a virtual universe when the comparing produces a match.
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26 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a processor; a collection engine configured to collect one or more inputs; at least one rule set defined by a user regarding characteristics of the user in a virtual universe; an emotion engine configured to accept the one or more inputs and operate on the at least one rule set by comparing the one or more inputs to the at least one rule set, the emotion engine configured to modify at least one characteristic of a user'"'"'s mood when the comparing produces a match; and a feedback engine configured to provide feedback to the user based on the comparing, wherein the feedback is separate from the modified at least one characteristic, wherein the feedback includes a prompt for a subsequent action to occur based on a user'"'"'s determined mood as determined by the emotion engine, the subsequent action being configured to alter the user'"'"'s determined mood to be different than that modified by the emotion engine, wherein the collection engine, the emotion engine, and the feedback engine operate using the processor, wherein the prompt is provided from a policy table which determines an amount and type of the feedback, wherein the one or more inputs are aggregated from a plurality of users to determine an aggregate mood for the plurality of users, and wherein the determined aggregate mood of the plurality of users is reflected in characteristics of a building associated with the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method implemented on a computer infrastructure for modify characteristics comprising:
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ascertaining one or more inputs of an avatar in a virtual universe; comparing the one or more inputs to at least one rule set which comprises at least one characteristic, wherein the rule set is defined by a user regarding characteristics of the avatar in the virtual universe; applying a priority to the at least one characteristic, wherein the priority controls durations and actions associated with the avatar in the virtual universe; modifying the at least one characteristic regarding an avatar'"'"'s mood based on the priority; and providing feedback to the user in the virtual universe based on the comparing step, wherein the feedback is separate from the modified at least one characteristic, and the feedback includes a prompt for a subsequent action to occur based on an avatar'"'"'s determined mood from the comparing, wherein the subsequent action is configured to alter the avatar'"'"'s determined mood to be different than that modified based on the priority, wherein the prompt is provided from a policy table which determines an amount and type of the feedback, wherein the one or more inputs are aggregated from a plurality of users to determine an aggregate mood for the plurality of users, and wherein the determined aggregate mood of the plurality of users is reflected in characteristics of a building or a landscape associated with the avatar and the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising a tangible computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the tangible non-transitory storage medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:
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obtain one or more inputs; compare the one or more inputs to at least one rule set defined by a user regarding characteristics of the user in a virtual universe to determine an applicability of the at least one rule set, wherein the comparison is performed by an emotion engine; modify at least one characteristic of a user'"'"'s mood based on the comparison; display the modified at least one characteristic in the virtual universe; and provide feedback to the user in the virtual universe based on the comparing step, wherein the feedback is separate from the modified at least one characteristic, and wherein the feedback includes a prompt for a subsequent action to occur based on a user'"'"'s determined mood based on the comparison, wherein the subsequent action is configured to alter the user'"'"'s determined mood to be different than the modification of the user'"'"'s mood based on the comparison, wherein the prompt is provided from a policy table which determines an amount and type of the feedback, wherein the one or more inputs are aggregated from a plurality of users to determine an aggregate mood for the plurality of users, and wherein the determined aggregate mood of the plurality of users is reflected in characteristics of a building associated with the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for deploying an application for modifying audio communications, comprising:
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providing a computer infrastructure being operable to; collect information about an avatar associated with a user of a virtual universe; filter a first portion of the information using parameters specified by the user and maintained in a policy table; after the filtering, compare an unfiltered, second portion of the information to at least one rule set defined by the user regarding characteristics of the user in the virtual universe; provide feedback to the user, based on the comparing, indicating at least one of a detected mood and an attempt to alter the user'"'"'s mood; permit the user to override a suggested modification of the avatar regarding a mood of the avatar after providing the feedback based upon a prompt in the feedback allowing the user to override the suggested modification to the avatar'"'"'s mood; modify at least one characteristic of the avatar based on the comparison and when the suggested modification has not been overridden after the providing the feedback; and display the avatar having the modified at least one characteristic in the virtual universe, wherein the prompt is provided from the policy table, and the policy table determines an amount and type of the feedback, wherein the one or more inputs are aggregated from a plurality of users to determine an aggregate mood for the plurality of users, and wherein the determined aggregate mood of the plurality of users is reflected in characteristics of a building associated with the avatar and with the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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